Here is the Nexus 5, the Android smartphone convincing but only for the price - Il Sole 24 Ore

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Google is by far the leading operating systems for smartphones with Android and from time to time with the Nexus gives its interpretation. The fact with the LG Nexus 5 and is the first phone on board with the version of Android 4.4, also known as KitKat. The best thing? The price: 349 € for the 16 gigabyte version and 399 for the 32. Half of the top of the range.
What do you give up? Lot or a little, depending on the type of use. The design is simple but essential: a rectangle with a 5-inch display and rear rubberized plastic in black or white. To the touch, the plastic on the back gives you a good feeling. It is lightweight: weighs 135 grams for 9.59 mm thick. Another positive note is the screen. Use technology gorilla glass 3 with a resolution of 445 ppi, among the best on the market.
Being the Google phone, it can not be that tight integration with its services. In particular, Google Now. Just move right to the main screen to open it. Lets do research written or spoken and the result, for the latter, it is close enough to Apple’s Siri. If you set the phone to ask questions in English just say “ok Google.” Google Now there are also tabs for news, maps, events of the day.
Performance? From high-end phone, thanks to quad-core Snapdragon processor, 2.3 GHz 800 The battery is 2300 mAh, we are always arrived at the end of the day even with a business uses. In some network users have complained about the sound quality: it is true that sometimes it is not clean, but in three-week trial did not have further problems. The camera (8 megapixels) is perhaps the most painful note. The images are high quality, but the long reaction time and misses the shot in sequence. The photo features of the smartphone are so performance (especially Lumia and iPhone 5S in 1020) that you expect the top. Among the new features of Android 4.4, there are messages together under the heading hangout. The push to use Google services (Google Plus social in the first place) can be redundant, especially if you use them.
Overall, the Nexus 5 is the ideal solution for those who want a smartphone capable of doing what 99% ask for a smartphone (with a dose of patience for the camera, software updates should come from Google). How is the best value for money. Not for those looking for the wow effect.

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